Book match



Jan. 27, 1942. ARAPAPORT 2,271,155

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Patented Jan. 27, 1942 ounce STATES PATENT orrlce BOOK MATCH George H.Rapaport, Springfield, and Francis W. Stone, Holyoke, Mass.

Application January 9, 1940, Serial No. 313,075

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined book match andwriting kit and is directed more particularly to a novel device where awriting instrument or instruments is provided in combination with a bookof matches of more or less conventional type.

As will appear the above and other objects and advantages areaccomplished by providing a combination Writing kit and book matchincluding retaining means for releasably holding a writing instrumentand, if desired, other writing materials. Book matches heretofore knownusually have no other useful purpose which is a decided objection in theminds of advertisers who use book matches as an advertising medium.Accordingly, .we have devised a' novel means whereby such an objectionis overcome.

It is another object of the invention to provide a compact andinexpensive package or kit which may be easily and neatly carried in apocket or a pocketbook or the like.

Other prime objects of our invention include first, to provide asimplified construction of a combination match case and writing kit;second, to provide a device which is flexible in character so that itserves a wide variety of purposes, and third, to provide an improveddevice which may be made more economically and with fewer operations inthe manufacture of its parts, as well as in the assembly thereof, thanprior devices known in the art.

With the foregoing and various other novel features and advantages andother objects of our invention as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more particularly pointed out in the claim hereuntoannexed and more fully described and referred to in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the features of ourinvention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a writing instrument which isadapted to be a part of the combination device shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is,a perspective view of a plurality of matches which are used inthe device shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the invention will now be described.Like numerals refer to like parts in different figures of the drawway.

a cover member consisting of a flexible sheet. This sheet includes afront cover portion l0 having a back cover portion 12 hinged to itsuppermost edge. Preferably there is a retaining flange I4 extending fromthe bottom edge of the front cover portion I0 behind which the free endof the front cover portiton l2 may be engaged.

The flexible cover consisting'of portions l0, I2, and I4 may be madefrom paper, cardboard, leather, cloth or other similar sheet material.They may be integral parts which are hinged together as shown or theymay be separate parts which are connected together in some suitable Aplurality of paper book matches 29 are provided and these are held inposition relative to one of the cover member portions, such as l2 whichsurrounds the same as by means of a staple 22 or the like. The staple 22also may secure the retaining flange 14 in a position parallel to andspaced away from the back cover portion It with the paper matches 20disposed therebetween.

According to the form shown in Fig. 3, there is, in the approximatecenter of the body part of the book of matches 20, a cut-away portion30. This provides a space into which the end of a specially preparedwriting instrument 26 may be inserted.

When the back cover portion I2 is engaged by the retaining flange l4with the paper matches disposed between walls [0 and I2, the kit is, ofcourse, closed. The recess 30 and the writing instrument 26 are suchthat the latter is more or less frictionally held therein by theadjacent matches and the writing instrument may be removed therefrom bypulling the same upwardly from its position in the pocket.

The writing instrument 2B is preferably in the shape and size of one ormore matches so that, when in place in the kit, it may be in alignmentwith the other matches whereby it looks more or less similar to them soas to create a pleasing effect to the eye. Furthermore, this tends toproduce a tight fitting and a securely held combination of matches andwriting instrument.

There further may be provided upon the inside of the front cover portionH) a plurality of sheets of paper 42 which are stacked together andfastened thereto as by means of a staple 44 or the like. These sheetsmay be written upon with the pencil and torn off after use. It will beunderstood that the device may thus be con- In the drawing, the bookpackage comprises veniently used for keeping golf scores, bridge scores,etc., as well as for the making of other desired notes.

Furthermore, when the kit is closed, the paper sheets have a tendency tomake a tighter fitting combination of parts within the cover all to theend that the writing instrument and the paper sheets which are loose andfree at one of their ends are less inclined to move out of position.

As has been said, the plurality of leaves 42 are attached to each otherto form a stack and they are also attached to the cover portion [0 by astaple 44. Instead of a staple 44 or a plurality thereof, stitching orany other of the conventional means may be employed. In any event, theleaves are so stacked, one on top of the other, and are so secured toeach other and to the support that each separate sheet may be easilyremoved from the stack as desired.

If it is desired, the stack of sheets may be secured upon the outside ofthe case and in this I instance, the sheets may be stapled together bythe staple 44 which is also used to secure the cover portions and thesets of matches to each other. In this way, great economy can beeffected.

While we have described the invention in great detail and with respectto the present preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limitedthereto since changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention. The invention maybe embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essentialcharacteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to beconsidered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, thescope of the invention being indicated by the appended claim rather thanby the foregoing description, and all changes which come within themeaning and range of equivalency of the claim are therefore intended tobe embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

A pocket kit of the class described comprising in combination, a.carrying member including a back cover part and a retaining partextending upwardly from the lower marginal edge thereof and inparallelism therewith and a front cover part extending from and hingedto the upper marginal edge thereof for swinging towards and away from aretaining position wherein it is substantially parallel with said backcover part and engageable with said retaining part, a body memberincluding a supporting part and a plurality of matches extendingupwardly therefrom and separable therefrom along a, tearing line whichextends transversely of the body member between the supporting part andmatches, said supporting part being secured between said back cover andretaining parts, certain 01' the innermost matches being spaced apart toprovide a vertically-extending article-receiving recess therebetweenwhich extends downwardly into the upper portion of said supporting partto provide a socket, and a removable article having its lower endportion seated in said socket and its upper end portion disposed in saidrecess and having its opposite sides in frictional engagement with theadjacent sides of said certain innermost matches and with the oppositesides and bottom of said socket, all adapted and arranged whereby thearticle is substantially concealed from view when said front cover partis in said retaining position.

GEORGE H. RAPAPORT. FRANCIS W. STONE.

